Very early the next morning, when the sun was just rising, Amanda was woken up by an urgent telepathic message from Xavier.
~Amanda, there is something wrong, I need you here, NOW!!!~
Amanda groaned, then threw her covers off. She jumped out of bed and got dressed quickly.
/That's the trouble with being the leader...everything is urgent, and you don't get to sleep in./ she thought, as she ran out the door.
Rainfall
Athena and Bobby where just walking in to check on Jamar, when they heard screaming coming from the medlab. As they entered, they saw the green lady awakening. Athena was stunned.
Bobby leaned over and whispered, "I'm glad she didn't wake up while we were down here the other night. That could have been embarrassing!"
Athena stifled a giggle. She walked over to the dazed woman.
"Hi, I'm Athena and this is Bobby. Don't worry you're among friends, no one is going to hurt you. How do you feel?" she asked.
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Sammi and Jamar landed outside, again. Sammi knew when Jamar spoke that it wasn't Jamar, but Kyle. The only personality that ever tried to hurt her... hell, he tried to kill her about three times.
"Kyle, long time no see. Miss me?" Sammi said tauntingly.
"Only thing I've missed about you is the need to kill you." He answered and he dived at her.
She side stepped and he landed on the ground.
"A lot has changed. I'm not like I was before. You definitely got a fight coming, because guess what? I don't die easily." Sammi spat at him as he got up and faced her.
"You won't kill me. I'm part of Jamar." He said defiantly.
"I may not kill you, but I would put you out of commission for awhile." Sammi said as she waited for him to make another move.
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Kyle smiled coldly, then answered, "Oh, but to stop me you're going to have to kill me. After I get through with you, I'm going after your friends." he looked around them. "This place doesn't exactly suit me, we're going somewhere else." he finished.
Once more, a purple flame surrounded them both, and they disappeared.
*****
A purple orb of fire exploded on the ground on top of the cliff, revealing Jamar and Sammi. They were at each other's throats before the flame had even disappeared. They circled each other once, sizing each other up...then...
"AAAAHRRGGHHH!!!" Sammi roared as she lunged for Jamar, tearing at him with her claws.
Jamar smiled coldly and ducked away, then slashed at Sammi with his razor sharp hands. Sammi screamed in pain and anger as his hand met her shoulder, leaving a deep wound. Sammi's eyes sparkled with fire...
She lunged again, aiming low. Sammi crashed into Jamar at mid thigh, picked him up and in one swift movement, she ran him into a tree. The tree snapped in half with the force that Sammi used.
Jamar grabbed Sammi, and picked her up...he held her in the air above his head and began to walk over to the edge of the cliff. He was going to end it...
"NO!!!" Cara screamed as she and Ryan reached the battleground.
Cara dropped to the ground and placed her hands on the ground. Pink glowing fire shot out of her hands and ran across the ground until it reached the ground in front of Jamar. The ground exploded, sending Jamar and Sammi flying through the air, away from the face of the cliff.
They hit the ground and rolled, both were on their feet and heading for each other again before they even stopped spinning.
Cara had had enough...she had dealt with this stuff at home, she wasn't about to let it happen here. Brothers and Sisters should never fight.
Before Ryan could stop her, Cara ran out to join the battle. She stood in between Sammi and Jamar, and looked them both in the eyes. Her red eyes glowed dangerously...she was angry...
"To get to each other, you'll both have to go through me...and you really don't want to do that. 'Cause I'll Kill ya both." She said with utter seriousness.
Rainfall
Sammi stood down but kept eyeing Kyle. She knew that Cara wouldn't stop him. No one could except for Jamar and for him to do that he would have to fight to gain control again.
She watched as Cara turned her head away from Kyle. Cara started to say something, but was cut off as Sammi quickly paffed Kyle into unconsciousness.
Ryan quickly knelt down and felt for a pulse. "He's still alive." She said looking at Sammi and Cara.
Cara turned her face to Sammi and screamed,"Why did you do that? I told you to stop fighting."
Sammi looked at her and said,"I did, but Cara, That,"She pointed at Jamar's body,"is not Jamar. It was Kyle, and he would've stopped at nothing to kill me, and that includes going through you."
Ryan came over to them and said,"She's right. He was going to hurt you, I saw it. He was about to slash you in the back, but she stopped him."
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Cara sighed and closed her eyes. She couldn't believe that she had done it again. She hated fights, always tried to stop them, but every time she did anything she just ended up making things worse. And inevitably ended up getting hurt in the process.
Cara opened her eyes again...the fire was gone, she was tired. She turned to look at Sammi and Ryan.
"You two get him back to the medlab, I'm going for a walk... I need some time to think." she said, and walked away into the woods.
Rainfall
~XAVIER'S STUDY~
Zeklos appears before Amanda and Xavier, startling them outta their minds (no pun intended).
"Zeklos. Is there something you wish to discuss?" asked Xavier.
"Yes it appears that the one personality the rest of us tried to contain has been loosed from his prison."
"I had thought that most of Jamar's personalities were harmless." stated Xavier.
"They are, for the most part. In the beginning 'First One' had only three such personalities: Zekk, Loes, and then there's Kyle. Over the years Jamar developed somewhere near fifty personalities... of all fifty, Kyle is the only one that's homicidal. When the rest of us merged, the backwash of energy must have cracked his mental prison." Zeklos explained.
"How is it that you exist externally from Jamar, Zeklos?" asked Amanda.
"I am made up of Jamar's first main personalities, and 47 other such entities. In essence, we were created by Jamar conscience and instincts of self-preservation to look over him."
"Where is he now?" Amanda begins scanning the grounds.
"He's in the Detention Level. Forge and Beast are there setting up some safety measures. Well that's definitely a good idea. I'm not sure of exactly all the things he can do. He never practiced using his powers and Sammi was the only one who could control him, but it looks like now that's not even true."
Chaos
Victor held Ryan close as she watched Beast and Forge try to contain Jamar. He could see it in her face how much it hurt her to see him like that. Victor didn’t like it much either. People shouldn’t be confined like animals, but Victor wasn’t objecting to what was being done. If it kept Ryan a little safer, then it was fine with him.
“I don’t understand what happened. One minute Jamar and I are talking about our pasts and then Sammi comes in concerned about him. Then everyone got so angry. “ Ryan placed her head on Victors chest and began to cry.
“Shush now frail. It will be all right. You shouldn’t worry so much.” Victor said smoothing her hair trying to comfort her.
“Ryan if perhaps you could do me a favor. Could you please see how our sleeping beauty is doing?” Hank asked Ryan because he seemed to be torn between he two patients.
She walked to the bed to see Athena and Bobby talking to the girl. “How are you doing?’
“I hurt bad but not as bad as that guy over there. How is he doing?”
“I hope he is going to be ok.” Ryan said. Suddenly a commotion from Jamar’s bed caught everyone’s attention.
Le Fae
Sammi was in the medlab with Logan, Cara and Ryan. Logan was cleaning out her shoulder.
"How did this happen?" He asked as he blotted the blood away.
"Kyle tried to kill me." Sammi said.
"Who?" He asked stopping to look at her.
"Kyle. He's one of Jamar's personalities. He never liked me. When we were kids I used to be the only one who could control them... even Kyle. But now, I don't think I can." Sammi said looking at Logan. She could see the worry in his eyes.
"How many are there?" He asked putting the bandage on.
"When we were kids there were three. Zekk, Loes, and Kyle. Now, who knows. Zekk and Loes always helped me with Kyle. He tried it before. When we were kids he tried to kill me three times. I got away, but now as I was fighting him, I could feel that he wanted to kill me and nothing would stop him." She said with a few tears running down her face. "I don't know what to do, I can't kill him because that would kill Jamar and he knows that I wouldn't hurt Jamar." She continued.
Logan hugged her and started to stroke her hair,"Its Ok, darlin'. I won't let him get the chance again. I promise."
"No. If anyone tries to hurt Kyle It'll hurt Jamar. I just wish I knew why Kyle hated me so much." She said returning the hug.
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~Sinister's Lair~
Anon had been monitoring the events at the mansion with considerable amusement. Every chaotic thing that happened gave her more power...she herself was connected to the members of Vision-X...she fed off of their misery.
/Soon, Kyle, you will get your chance...your Father has plans for you./ she thought to herself. A telepathic voice in her head startled her, and she didn't startle easily.
~Knock it off, Anon...you're really beginning to sound like a broken record...~ uttered the voice of Kyle.
Anon's silver eyes grew wide behind her mask...apparently she had misjudged Jamar, and the extent of his powers. He had heard her, and he knew of her existance.
Anon's eyes narrowed...she wouldn't misjudge him again...she was now on her guard.
Rainfall
Like some old gargoyle from darkness on the Mansion roof, it's gigantic wing spreading over its body.
Jonas was looking at it all, if he was human why did he doubt himself, looking down at his body, he had once again change in to a semi dragon state, almost 12 feet tall.
It felt more natural in this state, he feared to fully change into a Dragon, as if he would never change back to a human.
He had heard every word every of the night, he no longer needed sleep... he could go for a month with out it.
Why had he not helped Sammi when she need it...
He jumped off the roof and extended his wings. There was no sound... thousands of years of wisdom guided his movements. There was someone new in the house, someone had awakened...
His muscles tightened as he made a jump and folded his wings on his back, he could not fly there would be a sound... he jumped more then 100 feet and settled himself on the wall, his claws carefully and soundlessly holding him there.
He quickly found and opened window, and stepped inside.
He could smell every one, but it was only Sammi that mattered to him, he could smell blood on her, mixed with that of Jamar, he knew why, and still he did nothing, he was a beast and not human...
The corridors were small but he had no problem getting to the destination, masking his smell as much as he could... he opened the doors to medlab...
He needed to know if they would accept him for what he was, even this hideous form...
But the first person he locked eyes with was a girl that was to be asleep... he narrowed his blue eye's, waiting for the rest too gaze upon his monstrous form... waiting to be judged.
Admiral
Cara turned...she'd sensed Jonas, knew what he was feeling.
/Great, I'm not telepathic, I'm empathic...how stupid is that? I can feel what other's are feeling...but I can't respond. Word's always fail me./ she thought.
She turned and began to walk over to Jonas. He eyed her with cold eyes.
"I know what you're feeling Jonas...you WANT to be judged...you expect it. You want us to scream and run, or try to fight you...it would give you something that you could fight against. Something that you could change. I know what that feels like, even if you don't beleive me. I look completely normal to you, but I've never felt normal. My problem? Illness. I had a seizure in front of my friends at school when I was just a kid...they hated me after that...treated me like I was a monster. I felt like a monster...still do sometimes. Your appearance doesn't matter Jonas...it really is what's inside that counts. If you don't believe me, ask Sammi. She isn't blind, she loves you." Cara said, then turned and walked out of the room. The memories were too painful for her.
Rainfall
Teb’s hangover subsided. She felt much better. But there was still the matter with Angelo to deal with. She didn’t want to do it. She didn’t want to deal with another 'talk', they were too stressful. She was more a visual girl. That gave her an idea. She went out to the shed and looked at what kind of paint was there.
Teb carried her bag full of paints to the wall outside the grounds. She started to work on her mural. She hadn’t painted in over a week, and the rush she got was incredible.
As she painted, she thought about all the stress that has been building up on her the past few days.
She has been transported by a fictitious (or so she thought) super villin, apparently injected with cells that make her prey to his evil deeds... She acquired stretchy skin and trained with comic book characters (one in particular) with a world full of people with similar history. Her new friend died, sending her into an emotional downward spiral. Then he came back to life in a non-human form. She fell in love with a man, only to ruin that by becoming drunk and falling asleep in the arms of another.
Teb stopped painting and punched the wall next to her piece, drilling a hole in it with her spiked hand. She cursed loudly to the sky, letting out her frustrations. After a few minutes of screaming and yelling and stomping her feet, she calmed down and finally looked up at her piece.
ANGELO it read, (though to the common eye it probably didn’t say anything) surrounded by a heart on one side, and an angel on the other.
Remy set a hand on her shoulder. Teb jumped and turned around, but calmed down when she recognized Remy as a good guy.
"Des very nice."
"Uh..thanks..." Teb said "Where’s Leilee?"
"Where’s Angelo?" Remy countered.
"Good point."
The two sat in silence for a moment and admired the painting. The shed had a wide selection of spray paints. I guess when you live in a mansion, spray paint is a necessity.
"He will like it," Remy broke the silence "but Gambit don’t think the professor will like the idea of you painting all over his walls..."
Teb smiled and nodded. Remy walked off back toward the mansion. He called to Teb as he walked back "Pleasure meeting you chere."
Teb smiled again "Same here." she called to his retreating form.
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Jonas looked at Cara as she made her way down the hall...
Did they all try to fool him, get him to feel better, or was he the fool... too blind, too ignorant to see that he was human... but he was so scared that he was not.
Someone grabbed his arm and he reacted instinctively... part of him hoping that someone was about to fight him off, his clawed hand stopped an inch from Sammi's face... her look of confusion and sorrow filling her eyes as a single tear slid down her face.
She had lost him once, and didn't want to lose him once again...
Logan was ready to move, he still didn't trust this new Jonas, it was a new smell... nothing was the same.
Jonas moved his hand away, he loved her, his heart cried out every time he was not holding her, and he would protect her... but how could she love him... he had to know.
He grabbed Sammi quick in his hand and started down the hall... people were screaming at him to stop, but he jumped out the nearest window and was in the air before he was fully out of the building.
Sammi was yelling something but he needed to get away... quick, somewhere they could be alone. Some where no one would look, somewhere he could find out if she still loved him.
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Cara went outside. She saw Remy and Teb looking at something. Remy walked away, and Cara went over to see what Teb was doing.
Cara saw the painting...she smiled, and her eyes lit up.
"Be back in a sec Teb!" she said to the surprised girl.
Cara ran back into the mansion...she knew she'd seen Angelo moping around there somewhere. She found him in the rec room playing a video game.
"Take that Jono, and That!!!" he said as punched the bad guy on the screen. He was totally pissed.
Cara grinned. She ran over to Ange, took the control out of his hands and tossed it on the couch.
"Sorry skins, but you're comin' with me!" she said, as she grabbed him around the wrist and proceeded to drag him out of the rec room.
"What are you doing, Chica? Have you gone totally nuts?" Ange said, as Cara dragged him out of the mansion.
Cara dragged him over where Teb was standing with a rather shocked expression on her face. Ange looked at Teb, his eyes narrowed. He was upset with her.
Cara turned and faced him.
"Look, skin...Teb is not cheating on you...she loves you. You don't believe me? Look at that!" she said, as she twisted him around so he could see the mural.
Rainfall
When Sammi had seen Jonas enter the medlab, she had to admit to herself that the new body did scare her a little. But she knew that she would get used to it. Because inside it was still Jonas. The man, the soul, and the heart that she fell in love with. That she thought she would die without.
When she first woke up from her dream about Harmony, she almost died. Then when she ran the DNA test on her and Logan and found out that he was her father, she prayed that what Harmony told her was right. And then when she saw Jonas on the cliff, she knew that no matter what, he was back... and that they would be together forever.
Now, after she heard what Cara said to him, she knew what was bothering him. He didn't think anyone could accept him as he is now. He didn't beleive that he could be loved like that, and she knew that she had to set him straight.
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They ended up in the woods, in a small, familiar clearing. Jonas stopped flying, landing next to their tree stump, and set Sammi down.
She turned to look at him and said, "No matter how you try, I'm never going to look at you with anything but love. I know what you are trying to do, and It’s never going to work with me. I know you know what happened with Jamar, and I'm glad that you didn't try to help me. See, Kyle, one of Jamar's personalities, has always hated me and I know that if you were there he would have gone after you. I just got you back, I don't want to lose you again."
He looked at her. Her words went to his heart, but they were just words. How could she possibly love something as hideous as he had become?
"How can you love me like this?" He asked not even realizing that he did until she spoke.
"Because you’re my Soul Mate. We are meant to be together. I love you for who you are, not what you look like. I'll admit it. It’s a little scarey looking, but I know that inside that you are the same Jonas as before. The man, the soul, the heart, that I fell in love with. The one that I thought I was going to die without. Don't you realize what you are doing but pushing me away like this?" She asked starting to cry.
"You’re hurting me. It kills me every time you look at me and all I see in your eyes is disgust of what you have become. You see that?" She pointed at the carving in the tree."I never wrote that. My Guardian did. She came to me on the day of your memorial and told me that you would be back. That the Goddess of Love, Aphrodite, is making sure that you come back to me. She told me that like you are bonded to the dragons, I'm bonded with the Gods." She had fallen on her knees crying as she got the last words out.
Jonas was looking down at his feet, but when she mentioned the dragons and how he was bonded to them, he picked his head up and looked at her. As he did he remembered. 'A Goddess came to me and begged for your life.' Sammi was the reason that he was brought back. He changed back into his human form and knelt down next to her.
"How did you know?"He asked as he slowly put his arm around her.
"My guardian told me. She wrote that." She looked at the tree again and he looked too. "We're bonded no matter what. We're meant to be together." She looked at him and said," I love you and I always will." She reached her hand up and touched his cheek, and looked into his eyes."No matter what."
"No matter what." He said looking into her eyes and seeing the love that she has for him."I love you, too."
When the last word was out of his mouth, she leaned in and kissed him. He deepened the kiss as she put her arms around him, and he put his around her. They broke apart and looked into each other's eyes.
They stayed like that for a few moments and then she said,"I have alot to tell you. We're about the only ones here that can control our hormones. And I don't think you'll be doing the 'Dragon Chicken Dance' any time soon." She was cut off by him kissing her again.
When he broke it he said, "No speaking."
She looked at him and said,"Just one more thing, Does this make you an honorary Summers?" She smiled.
He smiled and kissed her again and said,"I've missed you so much."
"Me, too." She said as she kissed him back.
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~IN THE DETENTION LEVEL~
The field crackled as another burst of energy poured across it. Forge and Beast studied the readings they were getting from the DNA analyzers. As they watched the holographic display, the computer began listing it's findings.
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SUBJECT: ALEXANDER, JAMAR
CODENAME: CHAOS
OMEGA CLASS MUTANT
MUTANT ABILITIES:
TELEPATHY
TELEKINESIS
PYROKINESIS
SUBARCTIC MANIPULATION
TELEPORTATION
AURA READING
SYNCRONIC/ABSORPTION ABILITY
SUPER DENSE/RAZOR SHARP EPIDERMAL MANIPULATION
SUBJECT SUFFERS FROM MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES
INTANGIBILITY
KNOWN PERSONALITIES:
ZEKK THOMAS
DONNAVON SHARP
DAVIE STANTON
LOES BARLOW
KYLE DAEMON
CARL SANTOS
NUMBER OF PERSONALITIES UNKNOWN
*[NEW ENTRY]--PERSONALITIES MERGED INTO NEW BEING
ZEKLOS-PSIONIC BEINGREMAINING PERSONALITY--
KYLE DAEMON--POSSESSES ALL ABILITIES OF CORE PERSONALITY--EMPLATE CLASS THREAT------------------------------------------------ Whew! Forge whistles as the computer finishes compiling.
"What did Sinister do to the young man?"
"Apparently he made Mr. Alexander a genetic time bomb."
"So anybody wanna light the fuse? Heh Heh Heh Heh!" Kyle says filling the room with maniacal laughter. "Oh by the way why did my sister and her little dragon boy leave?"
"What do you mean Kyle? They haven't left the mansion." asked Beast.
"Oh come on... just because you have me psi-blind in here doesn't mean I don't know what's going on. I'm really gonna have some fun when I get outta here. I hate to quote Creed, but I'm gonna gut the runt before I slice and dice sister dear." He says, emphasizing his last words by morphing his hands into 4 foot long blades.
"I might even check in on Cara. It seems my weakling brother Jamar has a thing for her, heh heh heh heh. That's just too bad, ain't it."
His face changes to one of horror as Jamar's consciousness bubbles up to the top and is again forced down.
Chaos
~Outside~
Angelo stared wide-eyed at the Mural.
"You really did this for me, Chica?" he asked Teb. He smiled at the girl.
Cara smiled at the two of them, and quietly slipped away. They could handle it from here.
*****
Cara went around the corner of mansion, and started to go in. She wanted to check on Jamar.
A wave of intense emotion rippled through the air, and crashed down on Cara. Cara swayed and clutched her head, almost collapsing under the pressure. She braced herself against the doorway. The pain was gone almost as soon as she had felt it, but it left a lasting impression.
/Jamar.../ she thought.
In that one instant where Kyle had lost control, Jamar had sprung to the surface, just long enough to send Cara a warning. Cara could feel his fear and frustration...and something else...something unfamiliar to her. It took a second to register...when she realized what it was, her eyes grew wide with shock.
/Jamar CARES about ME??? Whoa.../ she thought, as she blushed beet red. A silly grin plastered itself on her face, and she got a little starry-eyed.
/He'd really go for an 18 year old, bubbly, bratty, matchmaking, scheming, reddish-brown haired, red eyed, 5'6" 120 lbs. girl who blows things up, duplicates herself, and has a male alternate personality duplicate named Arac who tries to kill people? Cool!/ she thinks, as she gets even more starry-eyed and gets an even sillier grin on her face.
/Wait a minute...what am I doing?! Get control of yourself, girl!/ Cara thought, as she shook her head and her face dropped into a frown. /This isn't the time to think romantic thoughts...Kyle is in control of Jamar right now, and Jamar is in pain. Jamar warned me about Kyle's intentions towards me...I should be spending time trying to help Jamar, not thinking about romance./
Cara sighed, and rubbed her head. This empathic thing was going to take some getting used to.
/Jamar, I hope you can hear me...we'll get through this...together./ she thought, and she went in the mansion.
Rainfall
~Detention Level~
Leilee walked into the room. "Hello Forge, Beast."
Kyle leered at her from the cage. "Hey, cutie."
Leilee turned and looked at the two X-men. "Can I talk to him alone?"
Beast nodded and they left the room, not quite closing the door all the way, so they could moniter the situation.
Leilee walked over towards the cage. "And you must be Kyle. Right?"
"You got it. Did Sammi send you?"
"No. I'm here on my own agenda, ok, Pookie?"
Kyle growled softly and threw himself at the cage. "Bitch."
"Yeah, yeah. I know. It's a gift. Now. I'm going to ask you a question. You answer, or you're punished. Simple concept. Why do you hate Sammi?"
"Why do you care?"
"Sammi's my friend. Now answer, or I let Jamar take over."
Kyle's eyes widened. "You wouldn't."
Leilee walked over until she was nose to nose with him. "Oh wouldn't I? Answer."
Kyle spat and looked at her. "Fine. She reminds me of my mother."
Leilee looked at him, no expression on her face. "You hate your mother?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
Kyle looked at her, the hard look cracking slightly, allowing the scared little boy to shine through. "My mom was so nice. She used to say she loved me. She would hug me. Fix me when I was hurt. That's when she was nice."
Leilee pulled a chair closer and sat down, listening. "What happened when she wasn't nice?"
His eyes closed as he looked away. "She'd hit me. Wouldn't let me eat. She used to lock me in the bathroom for a couple hours with a bucket of bleach and ammonia. Make me lie in the bathtub filled with ice cold or scalding hot water. Cut me."
"And you're afraid Sammi will do that, too?"
"Not exactly. I'm afraid she'll be mean too."
"What your mom did. Did that make you feel bad, Kyle?"
"...yes."
"Did she say why she did it?"
"Because I was bad."
"Were you bad?"
"I don't know."
"Do you remember being bad when she did that?"
"No."
Leilee slipped into the cage. "Kyle. It's not your fault. Your mom was wrong. She never should have done that. Just because she did it doesn't mean Sammi will. Or me. Or Cara. Or anyone else here. You're safe here. We're not going to do that to you. We want you to be safe. And happy. We're keeping you safe, and we'll protect you. That's all we can do. Sammi's not her. She's not going to hurt you. Let it go, Kyle."
Kyle eyes hardened suddenly. "What make's you so smart, bitch?"
Leilee smiled. "Life. My mom's a psychologist, but I understand how you feel. It's hard, but you have to move on. I have something for you to read. It's about a boy who had a similar experience when he was young. It's called 'A Child called It'. Read it. I think it will help you a bit." With that she stood up. "I have to go. I'll visit you in a little bit. Read the book and think about what I said."
And with that, she left.
Leilee
~Outside, Teb & Angelo~
Teb sighed "Yeah, shi*. I’m really sorry Ange. I was stupid."
Angelo opened up his arms, and teb welcomed the embrace. She started to cry. Angelo rubbed her back to calm her.
"What’s wrong?" he asked.
Teb felt like a fool.
"Nothing, everything, I don’t know." she faltered.
"It’s ok. let it out." Angelo said, gently.
"We gotta face sinister tomorrow..." Teb said, starting to calm down.
Ange nodded and held her closer. They just sort of stayed that way for awhile.
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